Frank's Freedom

Meet Frank. He’s 13 years old, and is curious, busy, fun happy and bright. He has a mental delay, but that doesn’t stop him from being friendly, engaging and kind. He’s also an orphan in Eastern Europe. This means he is in an institution. If he is not adopted by age 16, he will be thrown out on the street with nothing but the clothes on his back and his “disabled orphan” status. Let me tell you more about Frank.

He’s little, about the size of a 7 year old. And he’s smart. He is in a group with teenage boys ages 16-24. He does puzzles and he does his chores diligently. He is very kind to the younger children. Frank is friendly and engaging. He likes being with the boys, but is happy being alone too. He plays appropriately with toys and is “all boy”. He could very easily function in a family. Frank is curious, smart, fun and sweet. He likes to play in the dirt and jump on the trampoline. Frank is independent, a good eater, is happy and content. Frank is physically healthy. He walks, runs, feeds himself, speaks, does puzzles and interacts with others well. He's a sweet boy who seems rather unaffected by his surroundings. He has no future where he's at, and without help, he's never getting out. Institutions are a one way ticket to nowhere. And this little boy deserves a future. This little boy will be a blessing to any family.

The Baker family has committed to adopt Frank and another boy, Emmitt. But international adoption is pretty expensive. The adoption would cost about $30,000. Reece’s Rainbow is an organization that helps with this cost. They set up grants for children in 25 countries around the world, and any money that is donated to these funds is given to the families to help with adoption fees. With Reece's Rainbow's help, the Baker family only needs about $10,000 to bring home both boys!





Tuesday, June 7, 2011

What Now? By Steven Curtis Chapman

This is an amazing song by Steven Curtis Chapman. It's called "What Now?"
Here are the lyrics:
I saw the face of Jesus
In that little orphan girl
She was standing in the corner on the other side of the world
and i heard the voice of jesus
gently whisper to my heart
"Didn't you say you wanted to find me
Well here I am, here you are
What now?"
what will you do, now that you found me?
what now?
what will you do with this treasure you've found?
i kno i may not look like what you expected
but if you remember, this is right where i said i would be
you found me
what now?"
and i saw the face of jesus, down on sixtieth ave
he was sleeping in an old car while his mom went lookin for food
and i heard the voice of jesus gently whisper to my soul
"didnt you say you wanted to know me?
well here i am, and its getting cold
so what now?
what will you do, now that you found me?
what now?
what will you do with this treasure you've found?
i kno i may not look like what you expected,
but if you remember, this is right where i said i would be
well you found me
so come, and know
come and know me now
come and know me now
come and know
come and know me now
come and know,
know me now
what will you do
now that you found me?
what now?
what will you do with this treasure you've found?
oh, i may not look like what you expected
but if you remember, this is rite where i said i would be
you found me
what now?"
I love this song because it portrays "treat others as if they were Jesus because Jesus is in them. For Jesus said "What you do for the least of these you do for me." an orphan girl on the other side of the world, and a homeless boy are perfect examples. I love Steven Curtis Chapman's songs, they always have a deep and meaningful story or meaning. Please donate to the boys' adoption, and find them homes! The FUNdraiser is still on. There is a limit though. If you want to see us dye our hair, you know what to do!
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